Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: SMF

Amazing

George Michael

George Michael – Amazing

George Michael’s “Amazing” is very much a love song. This is made evident near the end of the track when George exclaims that we should all “celebrate the love of the one you’re with”. But...

Private Eyes

Hall & Oates

Hall & Oates’ “Private Eyes” Lyrics Meaning

Perhaps in more-modern times some listeners would perceive “Private Eyes” as being centered on a case where the singer is stalking the addressee, i.e. his romantic interest. But he doesn’t really come off as being...

Original Sin

INXS

INXS – Original Sin

INXS’ “Original Sin” is apparently centered on the band’s view of interracial romantic relationships. Original sin is a term which is commonly used to refer to the story of Adam and Eve, particularly in terms of...

Ventura Highway

America

America’s “Ventura Highway” Lyrics Meaning

“Ventura Highway” is a song based on two past experiences of its writer/vocalist. First is that he grew up in Omaha, Nebraska which for all intents and purposes for the sake of this track represents...

I Want You

Savage Garden

Savage Garden – I Want You

The elaborate metaphors that are used in Savage Garden’s “I Want You” are all meant to point to, as the title suggests, the singer’s desire for the addressee. More specifically, this is someone whom...

Uptown Girl

Billy Joel

“Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel

At the center of this narrative are two characters. One is the titular “uptown girl”, with the uptown adjective basically meaning that she is from a well-to-do, classy background. Meanwhile the singer himself is a “downtown man” which...

The Pussycat Dolls

The Pussycat Dolls

The Pussycat Dolls – React

The addressee of The Pussycat Dolls’ “React” is the romantic partner of the narrator. More to the point he is submissive, i.e. the type of individual who is not privy to confront her concerning...

Cinnamon

Hayley Williams

Hayley Williams’ “Cinnamon” Lyrics Meaning

“Cinnamon” starts off, as Hayley Williams describes it, as an ‘ode to her home’. In other words we are given details concerning the intimate aspects of the singer’s home life. For instance, we know that she likes...